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GLG calls for bold and specific action to combat AMRThe already staggering human toll of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) will be compounded by a catastrophic hit to the global economy unless bolder and more urgent action is taken, the Global Leaders Group (GLG) on AMR has said. &nbs More… |
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UAE makes fire detectors' installation mandatory in homesThe UAE Cabinet, under the chairmanship of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, has approved a resolution that makes it mandatory for all residential homeowners to install fire detectors More… |
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Global Covid-19 death toll tops 100,000, cases hit 1.7mThe number of deaths linked to the novel coronavirus across the globe has reached 103,000, as the tally of cases passed 1.7 million. The toll has been accelerating at a daily rate of between 6% and 10% over the past week, according to med More… |
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Kuwait reports first Covid-19 death as cases near 500Kuwait on Saturday recorded its first death from the coronavirus outbreak, state news agency Kuna reported, citing a health ministry spokesman. The total number of people diagnosed with the disease inc More… |
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Coronavirus: Death toll in Italy surges past 10,000Nearly 900 people died from the coronavirus pandemic in Italy on Saturday, propelling the death toll to more than 10,000, prompting the government to consider an extension of the country’s lockdown, media report said. The nu More… |
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Coronavirus death toll hits 490 in China: NHCA total of 24,324 reports of confirmed novel coronavirus cases have been received till date in China while the death toll from the virus rallied to 490 on Wednesday, said the country’s National Health Commission (NHC). As at More… |
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Saudi Arabia sentences 5 to death over Khashoggi murderA court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced five people to death for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul last year, reported BBC, citing the public prosecutor. The court found 1 More… |
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Saudi announces death of Prince AbdulazizThe Saudi Royal Court has announced the death of Prince Abdulaziz bin Bandar bin Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, according to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA). The funeral prayer was performed at Imam Turki bin Abdullah Mosque in Riya More… |
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Etihad Airways pilot dies mid-flightAn Etihad Airways cargo flight from Abu Dhabi to Amsterdam was forced to divert its path after its pilot passed away mid-flight, said a report. Flight EY 927 made an emergency landing in Kuwait, where a medical team was present to More… |
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UAE issues new decree on declaration of deathThe UAE’s Health and Prevention Minister Abdul Rahman Mohammed Al Owais has issued a ministerial decree on the declaration of death which is expected to support the national organ transplantation programme. The decree covers three More… |
